The basic premise is that there are three doors, behind one is a prize. The contestant makes a guess as to which door has the prize. In this case the odds of winning are one in three. But after the guess is make the host of the game opens one of the two remaining doors, showing no prize behind it. The question is should the contestant change his guess from the original door to the remaining closed door.
Continue reading “Monty Hall Paradox”Mochad, HA-Bridge and CM19a on Zorin
So, in ditching Windows I had to find a solution to my Windows-based X-10 home automation. On Windows I had a CM19a USB based transceiver for issuing X-10 commands to the X-10 modules controlling my house lights. I used a piece of software named Alex10 to command the CM19a, and a Philips Hue Bridge emulator (HA-Bridge) to allow me to give voice commands via my Amazon Echo.
The HA-Bridge software was a Java program with a web interface, so it ported over cleanly from Windows to Linux. What I had to find was something to replace the Alex10 software. Searching the Internet I found some software that did exactly what I needed, Mochad.
Continue reading “Mochad, HA-Bridge and CM19a on Zorin”Moving from Windows to Linux
I finally decided to drop Windows from all of my home computers (currently three systems) and move them all over to Linux. I had already moved two of them, one that I use for a home theater, and one I use for general work. The third was being used for general work and for controlling my old home automation system.
Continue reading “Moving from Windows to Linux”Always Cut the Cards
I love the material of Larry Jennings. The first effect in “The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings” is the effect “Always Cut the Cards”, where the aces are lost in the deck by cutting, and then magically assemble back on top of the deck. In the book this is accomplished with a crimped card on the bottom of the deck and using Marlo’s Unit Upjog Addition.
Continue reading “Always Cut the Cards”New websites
I recently helped some friends develop their websites. Both are wordpress sites, one was a redesign of a very old hand coded site with a custom coded CMS, the other a new site from scratch.
Continue reading “New websites”Riffle Shuffle Stack
This is another method for stacking the deck for straight poker, dealing out five hands.
John Day River from White Elephant Rance
Crickets, birds singing, and wind. I love being out of the city.
Friday morning, White Elephant Ranch
More from Condon, Or
There is something special about life in rural small (really, really small) town America. Watching kids play baseball, in a park with two diamonds, behind one grain elevators and the other nothing but open land as far as the eye can see. Or waking up and the only thing you hear is bird songs. No sirens, or cars, or planes. The most jarring noise is a hungry calf.
Condon 2019
Some Condon Oregon junkyard photos from the White Elephant ranch. Also cousin Andrew hand feeding a calf born during the harsh winter.
